What color is #9E876B?

#9E876B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E876B?

The RGB value is 158, 135, 107: 158 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E876B?

The complementary color is #6B829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E876B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E876B color

#9E876B rgb(158, 135, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E876B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.9% green and 42% blue (158, 135, 107).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#9E876B color codes

HEX	`#9E876B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 135, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.71, 4.41, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.71, 18.83, 76.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.419, 25.66, 17.521)`
Decimal	`10389355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E876B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9E876B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E876B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9E876B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e876b; }
.text { color: #9e876b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e876b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 135 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e876b, #9c9e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E876B?: #9E876B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E876B?: The RGB value is 158, 135, 107: 158 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E876B?: The complementary color is #6B829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E876B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.